Suspension means for vessels



.Patented Nov. ZO, 1923. 'Y

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BARNEY SCHILLING, OFBROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE EMPIRE TINWARE COMPANY, OF BROOKLYN, VNEIN YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK. i l

- SUSPENSION MEANS non QvE-ssELs, v

d Y Application filed December 1," 1922. SerialNo. 604,228.

y To all 'whomtmay concern: t Y

VBe it known that I, BARNEY SGHILLING,

citizen of the United States, andl resident of 35 South Fifth Street, Brooklyn, in the county 4of Kings and' State of NewV York,

Y haveinvented certain-new and useful Suspension Means for Vessels, of which the following isaspecification.

This invention relates to kegs, buckets or vessels in general and particularly to their suspension means'. l v,

YSome of theobjects of my inventionl are to provide in such kegs or vessels forlre ceiving liquids, suspension means which not only will allow easy handling of the vessels but also reinforce their'open edge while at the same-time permitting an air-tight cover to be placed upon the vessels without the necessity of providing cut-outs inthe cover for permitting the handle to be freely operated, or for the cover to litl properly. y Y

Another object of my invention is to so construct said suspension means as to, simplify its manufacture and thereby reduce its cost to a minimum.

Another object of my inventionis to provide handle engaging eyes of stronger and more durable construction than heretofore manufactured.

Another, object of myfinvention is to. provide a novel construction of reinforcing bail suspension means where but a single Y wire portion extends radially .from the .curled or wired bead of the bail, thus necessitating only'a small portion of the curled over metal to be deflected from the annular bead for permitting the wire to pass out.

The foregoing andv still further objectsV will be more fully apparent from the fol- $0 drawings, forming part of this specification, and in which: e

Figure 1 represents a covered keg, bail or bucket in perspective view provided with my suspension means.

Figure 2 is another perspective view of an open vessel illustrating the manner of at.-

tachment of my invention thereto.

Figure 3 is an enlarged partial detail view of one end of my device as attached to the rim of a vessel.

Figure 4 is a partial detail cross-sectional v view through a vessel equipped with my device.

lowing description and the accompanying- Figure 5 `is av perspective view of one preferred formof my device.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of a modi- .g

bead 11 made in the well known manner of outwardly curling the tippenv edge, by so called wiring it. y Y f v Instead of using a continuous. piece of wire as is generally done, I inserteithe'r twov semiFcircular wirev portions 12 and 13, las seenin detail .in figure, or a pair of wire shapes 14 and 15 shown in Figure 6.

When using the first kmentioned wire shapes 12 and'13, I preferably arrange shape 12 so that one of its formed ends is positioned at the longitudinal joint 16 ofthe vessel while vitsfother formed end splaced diametrically opposite, as may be seen from the drawings they body portion 17 of shape 12, is semi-circular, as is the body of vshape 1,3. The ends of shape 12 are bent radially outward from the body portion at 18 and receive semiflooped-forms 19 directed'with their curvature downwardly.` Theends of the semi-loops 19 terminate infull loops20 disposed above the lowermost kbent portion of semi-.loops'19- Loops 2O form completely circular eyes and arevadapted to receive the looped or hook-formed ends 21 of handle 22. Its looped ends are preferably arranged at right Vangles to loops 2O of shape 12. l y

Shapel is Vplain and has no other function than reinforcing the curled bead portion. of the vessel;

Through the formation of the loops 2O at cel a point somewhat removed from the body of the vessel and at the level with or above the level of the upper edge of the vessel, the suspension of the latter by handle 22 is greatly facilitated, which becomes of particular im- Moreover the fact that I have ample t space between loops20 and the bead 11, a.

cover 28 (Figure 1) with its downturned, overlapping, edge 24 may be readily pressed into airtight engagement with the bead without necessitating any portion of its edge shape to be formedv around the wire.

to be cut out to pass over loo s 20.

Similarly the application of shapes 111 and 15 shown in IFigure 6, accomplishes the desired results of keeping the center offgravity of the vessel far below the points of its suspension while also permitting the airtight attachment of a cover for the vessel.

.Their bodies 25 are semi-circular, one of their ends being plain, the other end having the same shape as described in connection with wire form 12, and consisting of a radially outward directed portion bent at 18 and forming a downward semi-loop 19 terminating in a full loop 20 disposed above the lowermost point of semi-loop 19.

The use of the latter described construction has its advantage in that the wire shapes are both identical in form and therefore require only one bending die.

The fact that in both constructions the loop formation is at the ends, facilitates the manufacture and handling during the process of securing .the forms within the bead of the vessel, thereby cheapening the production cost considerably.

A particular advantage of my construction is the fact that only a ,single thickness of wire issues from underneath the curled bead of the vessel edge, thus requiring but a very small portion of the bead to leave its generally tubular, reinforcing In this vmanner a more perfect reinforcement of the vessel is assured.

Another important feature of my construction is the formation of a complete eye or coils 20 and 20', respectively, where handle loops 21 are to be attached providing a more secure and positive bearing for thelatter from which the loopsA can not shift to various other points thereby causing a slipping and a continuous change of center of gravity while carrying the filled vessel.

The foregoing advantages and particularly that of effective manufacture and perfection of suspension and wear coupled with the reduced production cost will be thus fully apparent.

While having described a particular construction of my invention be it understood that changes or improvements may be made by me, without departing from the broad scope of my idea, for which I claim:

1. In a vessel suspension a semi-annular member adapted to be permanently associated with the rim of a vessel having at one end a depending semi-looped portion terminating in a full loop' extending upwardly and in a radial direction from the rim of a vessel.

2. In a vessel suspension a semi-annular member adapted to be permanently associated with the rim of a vessel having at its ends depending semi-looped portions eX- ytending radially from the rim ofthe vessel and terminating in eyes directed upwardly and disposed above the lowermost point of the said semi-looped portions.

3. In combination with a keg, a keg suspension, comprising in part semi-annular members adapted to be permanently associated with the rim of the keg, a semi-loop provided at the ends of said members and extending radially from the keg rim, a full disposed above the lowermost point of the latter, a semi-circular handle having loops at right angles to said full loops of said member and adapted to engage the latter. Signed at New York in the county of Kings and State of New York this 27 day ofNov. A. D. 1922. Y

BARNEY SCHILLING.

loop forming the end of said semi-loop and Y 

